Over €1.2m spent on pesticide to kill weeds along rail network 

Iarnród Éireann says pesticide application is undertaken in a controlled and appropriate manner at all times.

Over €1.2m has been spent in eight years by the Department of Transport on almost 72,000 litres of pesticide to tackle weeds along the country’s rail networks.

Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín has raised environmental concerns questioning why weeds, bushes, and grass were not trimmed instead of the use of weedkiller.